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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 640
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags |
| RT PATELLA FRACTURE.PT WAS TAKING A TRASH BAG OUT AND FELL OVER BAG AND FELL ON KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Bags, Clothing |
| PATELLA FX-CARRYING A BAG OF CLOTHES-@ NURSING HOME-FELL ON CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| LEFT KNEE CONT. PT INJURED KNEE WHEN SLIPPING ON A PLASTIC BAG AND FALL ING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| RIGHT KNEE SPR. PT TWISTED KNEE WHEN CARRYING HEAVY GROCERY BAGS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Chemicals |
| RT KNEE SPRAIN-TWISTED KNEE WHILE CARRYING A 50# BAG OF SALT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| CONTUSION KNEE - 59 YOF WAS AT A LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE WHEN A BA G OF ROCKS FELL HITTING HER ON THE RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LT KNEE LAC-PLAYING TAG-@ HOME-CUT ON A BAG OF GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT SEEN FOR KNEE LAC . CUT FROM BROKEN GLASS IN A TRASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| PT LIFTING BAGS OF GROCERIES AT HOME TO PUT THEM AWAY STRAINED RIGHT KN EE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| LACERATED KNEE - 30 YOF WAS CARRYING TRASH BAG WITH BROKEN GLASS, SUSTA INED A LACERATION TO HER RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BAG DX. KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Bags |
| PT IN THE PARKING LOT LOADING GROCERY BAGS IN HIS CAR WHEN HE TRIPPED O VER ONE OF THE BAGS FELL CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| SUPRAPATELLAR EFFUSION. TRIPPED ON SIDEWALK WHILE CARRYING A BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Bags |
| PATIENT SHUT DOOR AND PIECE OF GLASS IN TRASH BAG CUT LEG, GLASS BROKE DUE TO ARGUMENT BETWEEN MOM AND HER FRIEND AT HOME, GLASS IN KNEE/LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT HAS LOW BACK PAIN AND KNEE LAC, AFTER LIFTING BAGS OF CONCRETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Bags |
| CARRYING HEAVY BAG AND FELL OVER CURB TEARING CARTILEDGE IN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BAG DX; LT KNEE SP, LAC 6.2 TO SAME, WRIST SP, PT UNA BLE TO AMBULATE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags, Floors or flooring materials |
| SPRAIN KNEE - PATIENT REPORTS HE FELL OVER A BAG AT HOME - FELL TO TILE D FLOOR INJURING RIGHT KNEE JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Bags |
| WAS PUTTING GROCERY BAGS IN CAR AND TWISTED KNEE. SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Bags |
| FELL OVER GROCERY BAG LANDED ON HAND ON CARPET - LACERATION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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